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<b>Washington (CNN) —</b> President Donald Trump defended his son Wednesday as being "open, transparent and innocent" during his interview with Fox News and blasted the current Russia controversy as "the greatest witch hunt in political history."<p>The younger Trump is a key player in the controversy over …

The White House has been thrust into chaos after days of ever-worsening revelations about a meeting between Donald Trump Jr. and a lawyer characterized as representing the Russian government, as the president fumes against his enemies and senior aides circle one another with suspicion, according to …

<i>The Times now has the email to Donald Trump Jr. offering Russian aid to “incriminate Hillary.” His reply: “If it’s what you say I love it.” Read the new article.</i><p>WASHINGTON — Before arranging a meeting with a Kremlin-connected Russian lawyer he believed would offer him compromising information about …

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Republican National Committee plans an aggressive response to an upcoming memoir by fired FBI director James Comey, with a focus on past Democratic criticism of Comey.<p>The RNC said Thursday it will use a website, digital ads and television surrogates seeking to discredit …

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump hasn't been in the White House for 100 days, yet he's already reversed himself on many of his key campaign promises.<p>In several interviews this week, the president has forged new positions on topics ranging from NATO to Chinese currency manipulation. They …

MOSCOW/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The presidents of the United States and Russia on Wednesday both presented souring views of the relationship between their two countries, exchanging sharp words as Moscow extended an icy welcome to the United States' top diplomat in a face-off over Syria.<p>In Washington, …

"I suspect there is a sabotage," he said on conservative commentator Michael Savage's radio show on Friday. "Do you know Obama had the stimulus package on his desk before Inauguration Day? What did this Congress give this great man? Nothing."<p>Drudge, the founder and editor of the influential Drudge …

A delegation of corporate sponsors of next year’s winter Olympics in the South Korean city of PyeongChang was flown to the North Korean capital Pyongyang by mistake, it has emerged.<p>According to the Around the Rings website the pilot of the corporate jet made a mistake when he entered the flight …

Former FBI special agent discusses Russia’s longstanding ‘active measures’ – including the spread of fake news – before Senate intelligence committee<p>Donald Trump’s willingness to embrace Russian disinformation was one of the reasons Russia’s interference in the 2016 election worked, the Senate …

<b>Washington (CNN) —</b> As another frenzied Washington week closes, the White House seems to be losing control of the quickening intrigue over Russia's meddling in the election, and allegations of links between the Trump campaign and Kremlin associates.<p>Characteristically, President Donald Trump's team …

US Senator John McCain has sparked a war of words with North Korea after describing its dictator Kim Jong-un as a “crazy fat kid” in a TV interview.<p>Mr McCain’s assessment of Kim, 33, came just a few months after China blocked internet searches on the taboo subject “Kim Fatty the Third”, something …

The cuts come amid proposed increases in defense spending.<p>President Donald Trump’s budget blueprint for 2018 proposed a series of devastating cuts to health research funding and public health programs.<p>But it seems that assault on medical science and health could be starting much sooner.<p>According to …

Frankel says Trump's trips to town taxing local police, airport in the millions of dollars.<p>Congresswoman Lois Frankel says President Donald Trump’s trips to his Mar-A-Lago estate have become “a financial burden” in Palm Beach County, and she wants the White House to pay up.<p>If the Trump …

Mired in scandal over possible political ties to Russia, President Donald Trump took to Twitter Monday night to turn the blame to his former political adversary Hillary Clinton.<p>Rattling off a list of the Clintons’ ties to Russia, Trump raised a widely debunked pay-for-play allegation that Clinton …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will sign an order on Tuesday aimed at making it easier for companies to produce energy in the United States, administration officials said on Sunday.<p>Under Trump, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is aiming to aggressively roll back Obama-era …

Iran on Sunday sanctioned what it described as 15 U.S. companies, alleging that they support terrorism, repression and Israel's occupation of land that Palestinians want for a future state, likely in retaliation for sanctions earlier announced by the United States.<p>The wide-ranging list, from a U.S. …

Donald Trump likes to move fast.<p>But to this point, for all the bravado, executive actions and tweets, much of Trump's presidency has been showy without a lot of practical effect. For that to change, much could depend on the next three weeks. This critical phase could set his ambitious agenda on …

WASHINGTON — If you want to go to your happy place, you need more than cash. A winter coat helps — and a sense of community.<p>A new report shows Norway is the happiest country on Earth, Americans are getting sadder, and it takes more than just money to be happy.<p>Norway vaulted to the top slot in the …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Aides to U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday attacked the credibility of the nonpartisan agency that will analyze the costs of a replacement for Obamacare, as the White House sought to quell opposition from many conservative Republicans.<p>The Congressional Budget Office, …

<b>TRUMP PIVOTS TO OPTIMISM (MOSTLY)</b> — President Donald Trump pivoted away from his dismal “American carnage” inauguration speech and offered a more upbeat message to Congress on Thursday night where he spoke of “a new chapter of American greatness” and a “new surge of optimism” in the nation.<p>Trump, …